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But real examples are Leukemia, HIV, that kind of stuff
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A virus that stores its genetic information as RNA is called?
It is called a Retrovirus HIV is an example of a Retrovirus
Is covid19 a retrovirus?
no
What is the difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus?
The difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus is that a retrovirus only contains RNA while a common animal virus will have DNA or RNA.
Is Swine Flu a retrovirus?
no
Is H1N1 influenza a retrovirus?
No it is not. Retroviruses are RNA viruses that can change their RNA into DNA for cell infection (example HIV). Influenza viruses are also RNA viruses, but they do not transcribe the RNA into DNA. Some people think the R in RNA stands for retrovirus, but it stands for ribonucleic acid.
Is Rous sarcoma a retrovirus?
Yes!
What is retrovirus?
Retrovirus replicates inside cells that have entered by force using an enzyme called "reverse transcriptase" which transcribes RNA into DNA.
What is a retrovirus?
A retrovirus is actually a virus that encode the DNA anddestroys the DNA and replace it with RNA. As I heard on TV they presume that life on planet (when it started out was actually beginning of earth) when the monkey have the retrovirus they made the thing call humans and about 99% of the a regular human. Without this retrovirus you won't be living, breathing, mammals. I hope u got some of the info! =)
What do you call a virus that only has RNA?
a retrovirus
What type of microorganism hiv?
It's a retrovirus.
What enzyme is unique to retrovirus?
Reverse transcriptase.
What is the origin of retrovirus?
Evolution is origin of retroviruses .
